Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-27
JACK FR0STS WORK.
TIE EFFECTS OF his VISITATION OF
TIE TOBACCO cRoP.
Special Reports from Various Sections
The Amount OF the Crop
SIN Out

(0rOlllh, anu Ailo NtoN hvuNulHB tho
effect Of the frosts Of Sunday and Mon
day nights upon the tobacco crop:
PRINCE EDWARD.
FARMvILLR, Va, September % The
frost in tins section on Saturday
night was a very heavy one. Serious
apprehension was felt lest the crop Of
tobacco, from one fifth TO one fourth OF
which was exposed, had suffered severe
". twas found, however, that the injury
was very slight A few leaves only
gave any evidence of its touch on most
farms After full inquiry for miles
around but one crop las been heard OF
as having sustained any considerable
loss, and that only reaching a few hun
bred dollars worth. The protection
from the entire destruction of the out
standing tobacco was doubtless due TO a
dense fog III the early night. The frost
Of Sunday night was slight and did no
harm.
TEE pETERsBuF0 NEIGHBORHOOD.
TErEBsBUE0, Va, September 90
No definite information can as yet be
obtained as to the extent Of the damage
10 the IOliNftO ii tlltH SOULFUL ny ttlt IT,
cent frostS. hat IT Is feared that il is Sc
nous. As late "a Saturday last it is be-
loved from one third 10 one half of the
crop I'm the South. Side section was still
in the field, but ON that day all availa-
lie force was put TO work cutting and
housing III anticipation of the frost that
came so soon. On the low grounds
and flat lands the injury is believed to
hive been more serious. Information
from upper Dinwlddie says the effects
oi the frost there were very visible. A
R,ll-miormod dealer says that in the
comi,s OF Luucnburg, Brunswick,
md Nccklenhurg not more than half
f.r crop has been housed. If the frost
WASH killing one the damage must have
l,uercat. bat il Is believed that most
az the best tobacco everywhere has
boon cut Definite information as to
ue damage can hardly reach here be-
fore tomorrow
FROM LYNCHBURG.
INyCmURG, Va, September o.
Tclccmphic reports of the damage to
Tie tobacco crop by the frost Of Sunday
night have boonroccived here through
l'IIt TIT tltN anu al q ofiAlA Alhu AFhAAtNt-
iug AZ to the extent of the injury, but
coincide in the impression that conside-
Iable damage has been done. The per
ctntage Of the crop estimated to be
stu standing varies from ono fourth To
one third in different loo 1ities, and it
is thought that most OF this has bCon
more or less injured.
The following are the reports from
tn section tributary to this city:
Amherst-1he bulk OF the crop has
been housed the portion standing
badly bitten.
Etdlold-No frost reported in the
county.
Campbell Reports rather favorable;
sli1lt damage reported.
Nelson Tobacco badly bitten oil
over the county
Hcnry-Al standing tobacco dam
aged.
Monteomory-Heavy frost reported
and considerable damage to the stand
ing crop.
Appom,ttox-No damage reported,
although there was considerable frost.
Holders here are hloyant and are
cabling their ioroiea correspondents to
hold for the expected rise.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
IYvcHHvEG. Va, september 2d.-A
special to the 4dcaHcc, IN answer to
Inquiries all through the tobacco re-
eion. shows the crop to be seriously in
lured by frost. Probably one fourth
Of tie crop is ruined
HENRY COUNTY.
NtI.r1ysy1LLE, VA, September 90
Lave made dilgent inquiries into the
extent Of the dumsgS done to the to-
lacco crop through this section by the
recent frosts. | lind that the damage
j.. on the whole, but slight and the loss
immateral. The farmers took time by
tie forclock snd housed the weed when
the cold wave first struck this section.
There may 10 considerable loss TO the
producer resulting from cutting earlier
linn lie would have done and before
the crop Was thoroughly matured. Ii
the crop could have stood and taken
the heavy dtws Of this month tins county
would never have known finer quality
of tobacco than has been grown this
season.
AROUND D4NvILLE.
DANvLLE. September 26.-People in
this section were much scared up about
frost ON Saturday aud Sunday nights,
but Your correspondent has heard from
all parts Of the tobacco country ada
cent 10 DAnville and no damage has
been done to the growing crop. Two
gentlemen from Danyille searched dill
comfy tins morning Tor frosted tobacco,
Int failed to fluid It. The weather has
moderated ana there IS no danger OF
frost tonight.
BEDFORD.
LIBERTY, Va, September 26.-Ihe
damage done to the tobacco crop IN
this county will, it Is thought. amount
Ia from fifteen hundred to two thou
sand dollars, aud IS confined primer
rally 20 the western or Goose Creek
Valley section.
LOUISA COUNTY.
LOUISA CoUBTHovsE, September26.-
/ have heard Of no damage TO tobacco
by the recent frost III this section. II
there is any damage it is very slight.
lcE AT MILFORD.
MnI1oEo, September 2j.-This sec
ton was visited by Il heavy frost last
night that killed all the tender yageta-
ton. All O'Clock \. Nj. the thermome-
Tor registered 33 and at ) o'clock this
morning 30 on the MillbOro' Hotel
porch. Ice WAS formed in all exposed
places- something unusual IN this sec
ton 70 early in the fall.
NOTTOwAI.
ErBKEvrLLE, September 26.--The
tobacco crop was slightly frosted Sa-
tufday night.
ALONG Tx RICHMOND AND ALLEdHANf
RAILROAD.
Very little tobacco is bitten east OF
Wingina 10l miles west OF kichmond):
Some sweet potatoes are injured around
Wingina, but the operator has heard OF
no damage 10 tobacco.
Balcony Falls reports "no damage
by the frost.
Buchanan says: "a slight frost sun
day morning. No material injury TO
tobacco Sorne few late plants were |